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'''''Jesus or Christianity, A Study in Contrasts''''' (1929) is a book by [[Kirby Page]] arguing that modern Christianity is greatly damaged by abandoning the ethics of Jesus.

== Quotes ==
=== Ch. 1: What is the Religion of Jesus? ===
* This volume is a study in contrasts: divergences between the religion of Jesus and organized Christianity.
** p.1

* '''...[[Christianity]], It has accumulated so many alien and hostile elements as to make It a different religion from the simple faith of its founder.'''
** p.1

* '''The religion of [[Jesus]] can best be described Iin terms of the home: God Is Father, men are brothers, all life is a domestic affair.'''
** p.1

* Attitudes and practices which are alien and disruptive to the home should never be Indulged in, while the virtues of the family should always abound. Each member of the household must run the risks inherent in the abandonment of retaliation and revenge and the reliance upon good will and sacrifice.
** p.1

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** p.10

* '''The ''[[w:Zealots|Zealots]]'' were the radicals of the day. They advocated and plotted violent revolution. The political [[w:Tyrant|tyranny]] and economic exploitation of the [[w:Ancient_Rome|Romans]] were considered utterly 
Iintolerable and patience was regarded as a crime.''' 
** p.11-12

* I'''t was In this kind of world that Jesus lived all his days.''' Six decades before his birth the Romans came. Four decades after his crucifixion the Holy City was utterly demolished by the Imperial legions. ..."Scarcely a year went by," says Dr. [[w:Joseph_Klausner|Joseph Klausner]], "during this century, without wars or other disturbances; '''wars, rebellions, outbreaks, and riots'''; and this state of things prevailed in the Land of Israel throughout the whole epoch which preceded Jesus and prevailed also during his lifetime."
** p.12

(contracted; show full) persons who do not think of life in terms of the Family of God often feel justified, however, in defending themselves by torture and terror. Long has it been the practice, ever since men became sufficiently humane to restrict unlimited retaliation, to exact an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life. This is justice. But an enduring home can never be founded on justice alone. Love, mercy, forgiveness, and sacrifice are likewise indispensable.'''
** p.21

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